Three months later, Orlando, Florida. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the early morning, as soon as the sky was bright, the main entrance of the Amway Arena was opened.

As a living fossil representative who witnessed the rise and fall of the stadium, Uncle Tom, the captain of the maintenance workers, came to the stadium very early. For him, keeping the stadium clean and tidy is not only a daily job for himself, but also a mission that he is happy to accomplish, and he is the most iron-clad magic fan.

Amway Arena was built in 2010 and has been in its 5th year.

Uncle Tom hummed a light-hearted song and polished the handle of the arena door. He knew that today was the day when the Magic players gathered, and in fact, he had already mobilized the staff to clean the arena up and down yesterday, but early this morning, he was a little uneasy, no, he ran over and wiped some reflective places with a wet rag again.

It wasn't long before a tall Land Rover SUV pulled into the arena, slammed the accelerator in style, and quietly parked on the vacant parking lot outside the arena.

Uncle Tom stopped cleaning and glanced at the license plate number.

Immediately after, the door opened, and a tall figure stepped out of the vehicle.

He wears a tight white T-shirt on his upper body, outlining the lines of his muscles that are almost explosive. The lower half of the body is a pair of red pants that are very angry, equipped with a pair of shiny black leather shoes, which are as shiny as the stainless steel handles that Uncle Tom wiped just now, which is really very fashionable.

However, this person has dark skin, like a piece of black charcoal.

"Hey, Victor, it's morning!" Uncle Tom greeted him and seemed to be very familiar.

The man known as Victor answered, a warm smile on his face, "Hey, Uncle Tom, you're early, too!" ”

He turned out to be the outside core of the Magic team today - Victor Oladipo, a well-known athletic two-way guard in the NBA's new generation!

It's no wonder he looks like a bodybuilder's muscles.

However, Oladipo did not have the core of the magic outside line, and he always had a smile on his face, standing at the door with old Tom, talking and laughing.

"You're the first today, Victor, you've been training so hard!" Old Tom exclaimed heartily.

Oladipo heard the old man's praise, his face was inevitably a little happy, and he immediately generously accepted the praise of old Tom, and laughed: "That's, I'm used to getting up early to participate in training, you know, the competition in the NBA is very fierce, and those who don't train hard will eventually be eliminated." ”

While the two were talking, a tall and thin figure suddenly appeared at the main door.

Tom Sr.'s eyes lit up, and after a glance at his height, he knew that another Magic player had come to report.

"Huh!"

After the player approached in casual clothes, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself, someone actually trained earlier than him!

"Are you...... Plum! I've seen you on TV! Old Tom looked at the face of the visitor, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said Li Dong's name loudly.

Oladipo was also a little surprised, he didn't expect the newcomers from the team to be so positive, and he naturally knew Li Dong, who was the most important addition for the Magic this summer, with his iconic yellow skin and handsome face, which was impressive.

"Hello, I'm Li Dong." Li Dong stared at Oladipo with an interested glint in his eyes.

Oladipo looked at the daring newcomer with anger and amusement and looked at him without timidity, even though Gordon himself was only a third-grader, and then generously extended his hand, "Welcome, Lee, I'm Victor Oladipo." ”

The two shook hands heavily, feeling the width of each other's palms, and they were both slightly surprised.

"A big hand is very useful in basketball." Oladipo smiled and said.

Li Dong was stunned, not knowing why Oladipo suddenly said this.

Oladipo obviously saw Li Dong's doubts, but he was not ready to explain, he was still quite satisfied with the little brother he had just met, whether it was height, shoulder width, palm or arm span, he seemed to be relatively good at present, and he seemed to be very diligent.

"Let's go and go into the locker room and change clothes." Oladipo pulled Li Dong and walked towards the stadium.

Li Dong didn't expect that the magic seniors he met on the first day would be such an enthusiastic person, his face was a little happy, and it seemed that it would not be too difficult to deal with his teammates. To deal with his teammates, old man Joe Thomas has repeatedly told him before.

Oladipo chatted with Li Dong as he walked: "Lee, your speech at the draft conference was really good before, wow, you want to make a contribution to world basketball." ”

Li Dong was a little embarrassed by Oladipo's praise, scratched his head and said modestly: "I just have such a small idea, I didn't expect to be recognized and resonated by everyone, and I also feel honored." ”

Oladipo glanced at him and smiled, "Your height is also a lie, you are taller than me." ”

Li Dong shrugged his shoulders and said, "The data reported is from when I first arrived at the University of Kansas a year ago, and it was indeed a few centimeters shorter than it is now. ”

"Are you still playing point guard this season? At your height, I think you can play on the wing, or learn from me, and I'll teach you how to be a good two-way defender? "Oladipo has a big bag, and I look like I'm covering you in the future.

Li Dong nodded hurriedly and said excitedly: "Really? I actually like the flanking position as well. ”

"Uh......" Oladipo was stunned and said, "I'll just kid." ”

Li Dong: "......"

"Haha." Oladipo saw Li Dong's crying face, and the smile on his face was even worse, and he felt that the new little brother was simply funny.

During the casual chat, Li Dong asked a lot about the NBA, and Oladipo patiently introduced him. While walking, Li Dong always looked sideways at Oladipo's hipster outfit, and couldn't help but look up and down, complaining countless times in his heart.

He glanced at Li Dong strangely, and suddenly said, "Li, while it's still early, let's pick up a few balls in our stadium later!" ”

"Ah~" Li Dong didn't expect Oladipo to make such a request, but immediately, a surge of excitement welled up in his heart - a one-on-one confrontation with the backcourt defender known as Little Wade! So he quickly nodded and agreed, "Okay, okay, no problem!" ”

"Let's go, let's hurry up and change our clothes." Oladipo saw Li Dong's confident appearance, with a peculiar smile on his face, stepped up his pace, and walked to the locker room.

Li Dong followed closely behind.

……

In the locker room, Oladipo skillfully found his wardrobe and then his magic No. 5 jersey, while Li Dong stood there stunned, but it didn't take long for him to find the closet with his name on it.

He stole a glance at Iguodala, who had already put the No. 5 jersey on his body, and sighed inwardly.

Li Dong also occasionally fantasizes about Vucevic giving up No. 9 to himself, but that is impossible, when it comes to the status of the rivers and lakes, he is a rookie and gives others the number is almost the same.

So after he picked and chosen, he finally chose No. 1, which used to be the jersey number of "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway and Tracy McGrady, Li Dong chose this to pay tribute to his idol. In today's wardrobe, there is the blue and white No. 1 jersey neatly placed by the staff, which looks pretty good.

The two quickly changed their clothes, and Li Dong and Iguodala walked out of the locker room side by side.

"Hey, you don't have protective gear." Oladipo glanced at Li Dong up and down and said in surprise.

"Armor?" Li Dong had doubts on his face.

Oladipo flicked the white arm guard of his right arm with his right hand, and gestured: "No, it's this kind of protective gear, in basketball games, protective gear is very important, haven't you used it before?" ”

Li Dong shook his head, where did he use protective gear, usually it was a very simple jersey and pants.

Oladipo said in a solemn tone: "Lee, if you want to maintain a long career in the NBA, you must know the use of various protective gear by heart. As a senior advice, I hope you still use a protective gear to protect your joints, you know, you are only 20 years old this year. ”

Li Dong was actually still a little puzzled, but when he heard Oladipo being so serious, he nodded seriously and expressed his understanding.

Oladipo sighed: "In fact, the athlete's body is like a precision machine, even if it is tempered a thousand times, there will be a day of aging. The protective gear is like applying maintenance oil to the machine, so that the machine can reduce wear and tear while using it, and the basket may not hurt the body if you dunk it 100 times, but what if you deduct it 10,000 times? ”

Li Dong's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized that what Oladipo said was indeed very reasonable.

This time, his expression was extremely serious, and at the same time he showed a bit of gratitude, as an old-timer, Oladipo's advice was invaluable, which came from the experience of professional athletes, and even Coach Bill, even Jack's trainer, had never told him about this in college.

He suddenly felt that he had just opened the door to basketball, and he still had a lot to learn...... (To be continued.) )